Telescoping reach-pole for vehicles.



\"l. M. EVANS.

TELESCOPING REACH POLE FOR VEHICLES.-

APPLICATION FILED SEN-12.1917.

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MELVIN M.' EVANS, OI FLORA, OREGON.

TELESCOPING REACH-POLE FOB 'VEHIGLES.

1 Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 12, 1917. Serial No. 190,993;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. MELVIN M. Evans, a citizen of the United States,residin at Flora, in the county of Wallowa and tate of Oregon, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Telescopin Reach-Poles forVehicles, of which the ollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a telescoping reach pole for a vehicle, andthe object is to provide improved means for mounting a ole of thecharacter specified whereby inury to the wagon structure due to theusual wrenching action when one wheel falls into a rut or otherdepression, is prevented.

A further object is to provide a plurality of telescoping tubularmembers adapted to be secured in any adjusted position, with meansconnected with the rear axle for mounting one of said members and meansfor preventing the aforesaid wrenching actlon,

With the foregoing and other objects in view,the invention consists inthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of elementshereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a top plan view,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section,

Fig. 3 and 4 are perspective views showingrdetails of construction.

he front axle of the wagon is designated I 10, the rear axle 11, andextending between these axles is the reach embodying with the mountingmeans therefor the subject matter of this application. One of thetelescoping members of the reach is shown at 12 and the other isdesignated 13, the latter being connected with the front .axle. Eachmember 12 and 13 is provided with. a series of apertures in oppositesides thereof and designed to register with apertures similarly formed jin member 12. The a ertures may be spaced apart at a distance 0 say twofeet, in order to provide for adjustment between the axles to the extentindicated. The apertures in member 12. are designated 12' and in member13 they are shown at 13. A pin for connecting the telescoping members isdesignated 14. The forward end of member 13 may be reinforced with ablock: or plug 15 provided with an aperture 16 reglstering with thecorresponding apertures in the end of member 13 and providing for theaccommodation of the kin bolt.

Asleeve or the li e designated 18 passes through the rear axle and isconnected therewith by means of bolts or other securing devices passingthrough ofl'set portions 19 located at one end of said sleeve. Thetubular, member 12 passes through sleeve 18.

In order to prevent the aforesaid wrenchaction when one wheel of thevehicle fa ls into a rut or depression, I particular type oficoup'l'lin'gj inc uding a bracket'20 provided with laterally extendingmembers 21, permitting the bracket to be secured in position and also.provided with flanged portion 22 of segmental form and including achanneled portion 23 for cooperation with the flanged portion 24 of asleeve 25, the latter having apertures 26 oppositel with t e aperturesof the member 12.

This construction permits of the movement of the bounds and the'relative movement of the parts specified,

What is claimed is:

In a device of, the class described, a reach including a plurality oftelescoping mem bers, means for connecting one of sad membars with thefront axle, a sleeve connected withsaid' member last named, and havin anannular flange thereon, an inverted shaped bracket inclosin eludinglaterally exten ing members, bracing means'connecting said laterallyextendin members with the rear axle, and a channe ed flange overhangingcurved portion .of the U- aped bracket and engaging the annular flan eearned by the sleeve and permitting slig t rockin movement between thebracket and the s eeve 1n Patented Sept. 3,1918.

located and designed to register the sleeve and in-' rovide a p the edgeof the I a direction in approximate alinement with .the transverse axisof the sleeve.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

MELVIN M. EvANs.

